[tt] smartmachines: more exoskeletons

[Alejandro Dubrovsky]

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getting a more polished look now.  video at the site
http://smart-machines.blogspot.com/2007/11/sarcos-exoskeleton-video.html
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Sarcos exoskeleton video

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 9:24 PM Posted by Awesom-o

Utah's Sarcos revealed yesterday their latest prototype exoskeleton for
allowing humans to perform tasks requiring strength above that supplied
by their own biological muscles. Even though I believe exoskeletons are
an important technology for improving the life of differently enabled
people, Sarcos seems to be mostly targeting their exoskeleton to
military use; however, I am willing to bet that the primary reason for
this is that the funding for the technology is supplied by the US
military specifically to develop technology for use in the battlefield.
As you can tell from the video, the early models will mostly be useful
in terms of allowing soldiers to perform heavy lifting that otherwise
would require much effort. Later models are clearly designed for use in
battle something that I find a rather sad use for a great technology. At
any rate, below is the video showcasing the capabilities of the latest
Sarcos exoskeleton prototype.